Breast Cancer News
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Exercise Is Easy Prescription for Patients Concerned About Potential Cognitive Effects of Chemotherapy
Oncologists should partner with others to encourage exercise, healthy weight, and active lifestyles for all patients Source: ASCO Reading Room | Exercise Is Easy Prescription for Patients Concerned About Potential Cognitive Effects of Chemotherapy | MedPage Today
The Emotional Trauma of Breast Cancer: ‘Can Anybody Hear Me?’
According to statistics, nearly 80% of women develop PTSD symptoms after a cancer diagnosis. That is a staggering number of women, when you consider the statistics from the World Health Organization that cite 2.3 million women were diagnosed globally with breast...
Long-Term Side Effects Reduce Quality of Life Years After Cancer Diagnosis
About 4 years after being diagnosed with cancer, 14% of disease-free survivors were dissatisfied with the care they received for ongoing, long-term side effects of cancer treatment. Source: Long-Term Side Effects Reduce Quality of Life Years After Cancer Diagnosis
New England lab finds cancer-causing chemical in hand sanitizer
Towards the end of 2020, the independent laboratory Valisure began taking a closer look at what was in dozens of hand sanitizer products on the market. Source: New England lab finds cancer-causing chemical in hand sanitizer – Boston 25 News
Cancer Without Chemotherapy: ‘A Totally Different World’
A growing number of cancer patients, especially those with breast and lung cancers, are being spared the dreaded treatment in favor of other options. Source: Cancer Without Chemotherapy: ‘A Totally Different World’ - The New York Times
How to Do a Breast Self-Exam
From picking the same time each month to unusual changes to look for, here's what experts want you to know. Source: How to Do a Breast Self-Exam | Everyday Health
9 Anti-Cancer Foods That Could Already Be In The Fridge
The following nine foods are the most commonly cited anti-cancer foods. Source: 9 Anti-Cancer Foods That Could Already Be In The Fridge - The Breast Cancer Site News
New Muscle-Growth Treatment Could Help Late-Stage Breast Cancer Patients Survive
This new combination therapy could prevent muscle wasting in patients with a variety of diseases with a simple injection. If the system proves effective, it could even be used on healthy individuals experiencing a slow decrease in muscle mass as they age. Source: New...
6 Long-Term Radiation Side Effects You Should Know
If your doctor recommends radiation, there is a chance you will experience both short-term and long-term side effects, as with any treatment. Source: 6 Long-Term Radiation Side Effects You Should Know - The Breast Cancer Site News
Cancer Treatment and Anemia: What You Need To Know
Anemia does not cause cancer, but cancer treatments, and sometimes cancer itself, can cause anemia. Here’s what you should know… Source: Cancer Treatment and Anemia: What You Need To Know - The Breast Cancer Site News
Overview of Updates and Recommendations for Axillary Staging and Treatment in Early Stage Breast Cancer
It had been standard practice to remove lymph nodes when the sentinel node was positive for cancer. Recent research indicates that in some cases there is no advantage to removing lymph nodes even when the sentinel node is positive. Source: ASCO Reading Room |...
New Clinical Trials for Stage IV Breast Cancer (November 2021)
We added the following clinical trials for triple-negative, HER2-positive, and other subtypes of metastatic (stage IV) breast cancer to Metastatic Trial Search last month. Source: New Clinical Trials for Stage IV Breast Cancer (November 2021) - Metastatic Breast...
Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increases the risk of breast cancer recurrence (the cancer coming back), so women with a history of breast cancer should not take HRT, according to a study. Source: Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
No Link Between Caffeine Consumption and Breast Cancer, Study Finds
Researchers at the University at Buffalo studied caffeine consumption from coffee and tea in older women to see if it could be linked with invasive breast cancer risk. In a study that included nearly 80,000 women, there was not a strong link found. The study was...
Double Mastectomies Do Not Lower Risk Of Death For Breast Cancer Patients, Study Finds
This isn’t the first study to find that bilateral mastectomies don’t reduce risk of death. One previous study found that preventative double mastectomies for patients with the BRCA2 mutation, as well patients who had DCIS or breast cancer that hadn’t spread to the...
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